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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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